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Schools are digging underground for their heat — and saving money

Anna Phillips

May 12, 2025 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

Schools across the U.S. are implementing geothermal heating and cooling systems, significantly lowering energy bills, cutting reliance on fossil fuels, and freeing up funds for campus improvements and teacher salaries—though ongoing success hinges heavily on federal clean energy tax incentives.

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As states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model

Alex Brown

May 09, 2025 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, New Mexico

New Mexico's new legislation fundamentally transforms its wildlife agency through three key reforms: expanding the mission beyond hunting/fishing to include all species conservation, securing new funding through increased license fees, and overhauling governance to require expertise-based appointments. While the state is still waiting for all the changes to take effect, early indicators show this new legislation is inspiring other states, providing a model to refer to for modernizing wildlife management.

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The Mekong Delta's climate defences are failing

Nhung Nguyen

May 07, 2025 |

Dialogue Earth |

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Response Location: Vietnam

Vietnam's Mekong Delta has invested heavily in large-scale infrastructure projects like sluice gates and irrigation schemes to prevent seawater intrusion and drought impacts, yet recurring mechanical failures, poor implementation, and unintended ecological consequences have rendered these interventions ineffective. Instead of protecting local agriculture, these flawed solutions have increased farmers' debts, prolonged environmental harm, and undermined community resilience.

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How to save a desert oasis—before it vanishes completely

Tristan McConnell

May 06, 2025 |

National Geographic |

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Response Location: Morocco

In Morocco's desert oasis, combining traditional ecological knowledge (communal groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, sustainable agriculture) and cultural renewal (a music school and festival) helps combat desertification, encourages youth retention, and strengthens community resilience, although evidence of long-term ecological restoration is still limited.

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SoCal officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease — with promising results

Lila Seidman

May 06, 2025 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms are releasing sterile male mosquitoes to help reduce the pest’s population and prevent the spread of dengue. This strategy has decreased the mosquito population by about 82% in parts of Southern California, marking the first time in eight years that the population has declined instead of increased.

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Crisis Survivors in Australia Are Rebuilding Their Wardrobes in Style

MaryLou Costa

May 05, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Australia

Thread Together collects unsold, brand-new clothes from fashion retailers that would otherwise end up in landfills and distributes them to people in need across Australia who are facing clothing insecurity after crises such as floods, homelessness or domestic violence. The organization provides dignity-driven choices through mobile wardrobe vans, online "shopping," and local pop-up stores, enabling individuals to rebuild their lives with confidence and dignity.

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The Future of California's Climate-Smart Farming Programs

Naoki Nitta

May 05, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, California

California’s climate-smart agriculture programs—funded via the state's Cap-and-Trade revenues—provide grants enabling farmers to adopt sustainable practices like drip irrigation, soil regeneration, and manure management, significantly reducing water use, greenhouse gases, and economic vulnerability to climate change while boosting long-term farm resilience.

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Trump has cut global climate finance. China is more than happy to step in.

Christian Shepherd

May 04, 2025 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: China

China's strategic provision of affordable renewable energy infrastructure—such as solar panels and wind turbines—to developing countries like the Philippines, fills the vacuum caused by significant U.S. cuts in global climate finance under the Trump administration.

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In Mexico's ‘Avocado Belt,' Villagers Stand Up to Protect Their Lands

Fred Pearce, Agustín del Castillo

May 02, 2025 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Michoacán

Indigenous communities in Michoacán, Mexico, have implemented traditional collective land management and community-driven governance strategies to sustainably cultivate avocados, successfully protecting local forests and biodiversity, empowering local economies, and resisting cartel violence.

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How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world

Laura Paddison

May 01, 2025 |

CNN |

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Response Location: Pakistan

Faced with severe heat waves, escalating electricity costs and frequent blackouts, Pakistan took a grassroots approach to transitioning to solar power, making electricity more accessible and affordable. They’ve become a major market for solar, importing 17 gigawatts of solar panels from China in 2024 alone, doubling their 2023 numbers, making Pakistan the world’s third-biggest importer of solar panels.

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